Are there TANF programs that offer/make available micro-enterprise loans to their clients?

Are there long-term (more than 30 days) residential services/halfway houses available for people who are wheelchair bound?

Do any states require minor children to attend school as a condition of eligibility for TANF benefits? We are not referring to minors who are a head of household, but minor children on someone else's grant. School attendance is not required for these children by Federal law or regulation, as it is for a minor head of household. However, states can include school attendance by minor children as a requirement in the Individual Responsibility Plan for the adult head of household.

Do any States have video materials on the EITC that are played in social services offices?

Please describe the structure of your training and staff development unit. Most importantly, how you accomplish the training of TANF, Food Stamps, Medicaid, Adult/Elderly etc. Secondly, if you have systems trainers and how work is assigned regarding eligibility management systems, child support systems, child care systems etc. Thanks!

Please describe the structure of your training and staff development unit. Most importantly, how you accomplish the training of TANF, Food Stamps, Medicaid, Adult/Elderly etc. Secondly, if you have systems trainers and how work is assigned regarding eligibility management systems, child support systems, child care systems etc. Thanks!

Are there any studies/statistics that indicate financial literacy training among TANF recipients is necessary and helpful to clients in obtaining self-sufficiency?

How do other states conduct resource and referral to the TANF population in educating parents on selecting quality child care? What are the services provided? What is the workflow from the moment the client states they need child care?

Connecticut is trying to refine our policy on deeming from sponsors of aliens and we are currently struggling with the indigency provision of PRWORA. Simply stated it says that we only deem the amount actually paid by the sponsor if we determine that the alien is indigent. In determining indigency, we count actual income given to alien and any in-kind income received by the alien. We cannot count deemed income that the alien does not actually receive. Food Stamp guidance defines indigency as cash or in-kind income that does not exceed 130% of the FPL. If a family is determined to be indigent we do not deem but we notify the US Attorney General with the name of the alien and the sponsor. We would like to know how other states handle this provision. Specifically - In determining indigency how do you determine the value of in-kind food and shelter? some of the options that we are considering are assigning a set value; allowing the alien to self declare; or prorate the value of the food and shelter costs of the household. Some immigrants may not want us to report them to the USAG. It appears that we can allow the immigrant to ask us not to do this but deem income from the sponsor instead. Do you do this? How? Do you have any material that you give to the immigrant regarding deeming, indigency or recovering from the sponsor? If yes can you provide an electronic copy?

Our state legislature would like to utilize TANF funding to train child welfare workers on adoption issues. The goal would be to enhance caseworker knowledge of adoption issues and assist children and families through the adoption process. Focus would be for child only cases and children in the child welfare system to help them stabilize their living situation. Are any states currently using TANF funds for adoption services? Training? Any assistance or direction you could provide would be greatly appreciated.